Synthesis of Aza Polycyclic Compounds Derived from Pyrrolidine

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Synthesis of Aza Polycyclic Compounds Derived from Pyrrolidine, Indolizidine, and Indole via Intramolecular Diels-Alder Cycloadditions of Neutral 2-Azadienes Francisco Palacios,* Concepcio´n Alonso, Patricia Amezua, and Gloria Rubiales Departamento de Quı´mica Orga´ nica I, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad del Paı´s Vasco., Apartado 450, 01080 Vitoria, Spain [email protected] Received November 27, 2001

A method for the preparation of novel oxaza and diaza polycyclic 9-oxa-4-azaphenanthrene, 5Hpyrido[2,3-a]pyrrolizine, 5H,6H-pyrido[3,2-g]indolizine, and 5H,6H-indeno[2,1-a]indole is described, based on tandem reactions: aza-Wittig reaction of N-vinylic phosphazenes with functionalized aldehydes and an intramolecular aza-Diels-Alder reaction. Introduction Isolation of aza polynuclear aromatic compounds from natural/environmental sources is sometimes very difficult, and in these cases biochemical studies have to rely on synthetic materials. A great deal of interest exists in the chemistry of these substances and in the study of their interaction with biomolecules. The development of efficient and mild methods of heterocyclic compound synthesis represents a broad area of organic chemistry.1 In this context, nitrogen-containing rings are among the most useful heterocycles and their utility has been widely demonstrated.2-4 In the development of strategies for the preparation of heterocycles the Diels-Alder reaction has proved to be exceptionally useful.5-7 Furthermore, the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction (IMDA) has been extensively investigated,8 and it requires efficient designing and linking of the two reacting moieties prior to the reaction.9 Earlier studies from our group10 have developed very efficient methods for the preparation and heterocycloaddition reaction of 2-azadienes. But the corresponding intramolecular version of the hetero Diels-Alder cy* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Telephone: 34-945-013103. Fax: 34-945-013049. (1) (a) Matzanke, N.; Gregg, R. J.; Weinreb, S. M. Org. Prep. Proced. Int. 1998, 30, 1-51. (b) Streng, W. H. Drug Discovery Today 1997, 2, 415. (c) Schneider M. J. In Alkaloids. Chemical and Biological Perspectives; Pelletier, S. W., Ed.; Pergamon: Oxford, 1996; Vol. 10, p 155. (d) Ciufolini, M. A. In Advances in Heterocyclic Natural Product Synthesis; Pearson, W. H., Ed.; JAI Press Inc.: London, 1996; Vol. 3. (e) Keay, J. G.; Toomey, J. E. In Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry; Suschitzky, H., Scriven, E. F. V., Eds.; Pergamon Press Ltd.: Oxford, 1993; Vol. 5, p 202. (f) van der Plas, H. C. Ring Transformations of Heterocycles; Academic Press: New York, 1973; Vols. 1 and 2. (2) For reviews, see: (a) Jones, G. In Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry II; Katritzky, A. R., Rees, C. W., Scriven, E. F. V., McKillop, A., Eds.; Pergamon: Oxford, 1996; Vol. 5. (b) Jones, G. In Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry; Katritzky, A. R., Rees, C. W., Boulton, A. J., McKillop, A., Eds.; Pergamon: Oxford, 1984; Vol. 2, p 395. (3) (a) Palacios, F.; Gil, M. J.; Martı´nez, E.; Rodrı´guez, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 2411. (b) Renslo, A. R.; Danheiser, R. L. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 7840. (c) Palacios, F.; Ochoa de Retana, A. M.; Oyarzabal, J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 4577. (d) Katritzky, A. R.; Mazurkiewicz, R.; Stevens, C. V.; Gordeev, M. F. J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 2740. (e) Oikawa, T.; Kanomata, N.; Tada, M. J. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 2046. (4) (a) Neuschu¨tz, K.; Velker, J.; Neier, R. Synthesis 1998, 227.(b) Ihara, M.; Fukumoto, K. Nat. Prod. Rep. 1997, 14, 413. (c) J. E. Saxton Nat. Prod. Rep. 1996, 13, 327. (d) Hegedus, L. S. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1988, 27, 1113.

cloaddition process related with azadiene compounds (IMADA, intramolecular aza-Diels-Alder) has hardly been investigated.11,12 While some relevant examples (5) For reviews, see: (a) Behforouz, M.; Ahmadian, M. Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 5259. (b) Tietze, L. F.; Keltschan, G. Top. Curr. Chem. 1997, 189, 1. (c) Ghosez, L. In Stereocontrolled Organic Synthesis; Trost, B. M., Ed.; Blackwell: Oxford, 1994; p 193. (d) Barluenga, J.; Toma´s, M. Adv. Heterocycl. Chem. 1993, 57, 1. (e) Boger, D. L. In Comprehensive Organic Synthesis; Trost, B. M., Paquette, L. A., Eds.; Pergamon Press: Oxford, 1991; Vol. 5, p 451. (f) Barluenga, J.; Joglar, J.; Gonza´lez, F. J.; Fustero, S. Synlett 1990, 129. (g) Fringuelli, F.; Tatichi, A. Dienes in the Diels-Alder Reaction; Wiley: New York, 1990. (h) Boger, D. L.; Weinreb, S. M. Hetero Diels-Alder Methodology in Organic Chemistry; Academic Press: San Diego, 1987; p 239. (i) Ghosez, L.; Serckx-Poncin, B.; Rivero, M.; Bayard, Ph.; Sainte, F.; Dermoulin, A.; Hesbain-Frisque, A. M.; Mockel, A.; Mun˜oz, L.; Bernard-Henriet, C. Lect. Heterocycl. Chem. 1985, 8, 69. (6) For recent contributions, see: (a) Jnoff, E.; Ghosez, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 2617. (b) Ntirampebura, D.; Ghosez, L. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 7079. (c) Mathieu, B.; Ghosez, L. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 5497. (d) Ghosez, L. Pure Appl. Chem. 1996, 68, 15. (e) Gouverneur, V.; Ghosez, L. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 7585. (f) Marchand, A.; Pradere, J. P.; Guingant, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 1033. (g) Beres, M.; Hajos, G.; Riedl, Z.; Timari, G.; Messmer, A.; Holly, S.; Schantl, J. G. Tetrahedron 1997, 53, 9393. (7) (a) Pinho e Melo, T. M. V. D.; Fausto, R.; d’A Rocha Gonsalves, A. M.; Gilchrist, T. L. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 5350. (b) Gilchrist, T. L.; d’A Rocha Gonsalves, A. M.; Pinho e Melo, T. M. V. D. Pure Appl. Chem. 1996, 68, 859-862. (c) Barluenga, J.; Toma´s, M.; Ballesteros, A.; Gotor, V. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1987, 1195. (d) Gilchrist, T. L.; d’A Rocha Gonsalves, A. M.; Pinho e Melo, T. M. V. D. Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 4097. (e) d’A Rocha Gonsalves, A. M.; Pinho e Melo, T. M. V. D.; Gilchrist, T. L. Tetrahedron 1994, 50, 13709. (8) For reviews of the IMDA reaction, see, for example: (a) Craig, D. In Stereoselective Synthesis, Methods of Organic Chemistry; Helmchen, G., Hoffman, R. W., Mulzer, J., Schaumann, E., Eds.; Georg Thieme Verlag: 1995; Vol. E 21c, p 2872. (b) Roush, W. R. In Comprehensive Organic Synthesis; Trost, B. M., Fleming, I., Paquette, L. A., Eds.; Pergamon: Oxford 1991; Vol. 5, p 513. For very recent, selected examples, see; (c) Tantillo, D. J.; Houk, K. N.; Jung, M. E. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 1938. (d) Li, W.-T.; Pan, M.-H.; Wu, Y.-R.; Wang, S.-L.; Liao, F.-L.; Liu, R.-S J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 3761. (e) Batey, R. A.; Thadani, A. N.; Lough, A. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 450. (f) Paulvannan, K. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 1851. (9) (a) Maier, M. E.; Pe´rez, C. Synlett 1998, 159. (b) Gharagozloo, P.; Miyauchi, M.; Birdsall, B.; Birdsall, N. J. M. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 1974. (c) Kaufman, M. D.; Grieco, P. A. J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 7197. (d) Stolle, W. A. W.; Frissen, A. E.; Marcelis, A. T. M.; van der Plas, H. C. J. Org. Chem. 1992, 57, 3000 and references cited herein. (e) Taylor, E. C.; French, L. G. Tetrahedron Lett. 1986, 27, 1967. (10) (a) Palacios, F.; Herra´n, E.; Rubiales, G. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 6239. (b) Palacios, F.; Rubiales, G. Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 6379. (c) Palacios, F.; Pe´rez de Heredia, I.; Rubiales, G. J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 2384. (d) Barluenga, J.; Ferrero, M.; Palacios, F. Tetrahedron Lett. 1990, 31, 3497. (e) Barluenga, J.; Ferrero, M.; Palacios, F. Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 4863. (f) Palacios, F.; Gil, M. J.; Martı´nez, E.; Rodrı´guez, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 2411. (g) Palacios, F.; Aparicio, D.; de los Santos, J. M. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 4857.

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Scheme 2

Table 1. Azadienes 3 and 5 and Oxaza Polycyclic Compounds 6 Obtained

involving 1-azadienes have been reported,5a,11 little information is available regarding 2-azadienes. To the best of our knowledge, one intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction involving 2-azadienes substituted with two electronwithdrawing groups12a and one example of Lewis acidcatalyzed IMADA of neutral 2-azadienes have been reported.12b Moreover, no intramolecular reaction was observed when a poor 2-azadiene bearing only one electron-withdrawing group in the diene double bond was used.12c As a continuation of our work on the [4 + 2] cycloaddition chemistry of 2-azadienes,13 we report here a new, general and effective strategy for the preparation of polyheterocyclic compounds A that relies on the IMADA cycloaddition of 2-azadienes B bearing a dienophile side chain (Scheme 1). We had thought that this strategy would be useful for the preparation of oxaza and diaza polycyclic derivatives (I-V) and could even afford an entry to new families, for example to the not previously reported 5H-pyrido[2,3-a]pyrrolizine III, 5H,6H-pyrido[3,2-g]indolizine IV, and 5H,6H-indeno[2,1-a]indole V (Scheme 1). Results and Discussion IMADA of Functionalized Azadienes. Synthesis of Oxaza Polycyclic Compounds. We first investigated the readily available 2-allyloxybenzaldehyde14 2 for aza-Wittig reaction as a model system. It was found that reaction of this aldehyde with N-vinylic phosphazenes 1a (R ) 2-furyl, R1 ) Ph) and 1b (R ) 2-thienyl, R1 ) Ph)13b in refluxing chloroform gave good yields of electronically neutral azadienes 3a, 3b (Scheme 2, Table 1, entries 1, 2). Compounds 3a, 3b were characterized on the basis of their spectroscopic data and mass spectrometry, which (11) IMADA of 1-azadienes: (a) Motorina, I. A.; Grierson, D. S. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 7215. (b) Goulaouic-Dubois, C.; Adams, D. R.; Fowler, F. W.; Grierson, D. S. Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 4283. (c) Motorina, I. A.; Fowler, F. W.; Grierson, D. S. J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 2098. (d) Sisti, N. J.; Zeller, E.; Grierson, D. S.; Fowler, F. W. J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 2093. (e) Chen, B.; Yang, C.-Y.; Ye, D.-Y. Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 8205. (f) Hwang, Y. C.; Fowler, F. W. J. Org. Chem. 1985, 50, 2719. (12) (a) Barluenga, J.; Toma´s, M.; Ballesteros, A.; Gotor, V. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1989, 267. (b) Ho, E.; Cheng, Y.-S.; Mariano, P. S. Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 4799. (c) Barkley, J. V.; Gilchrist, T. L. Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 13455. (13) (a) Palacios, F.; Alonso, C.; Rubiales, G.; Ezpeleta, J. M. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 2115. (b) Palacios, F.; Alonso, C.; Rubiales, G. J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 1146. (c) Palacios, F.; Alonso, C.; Rubiales, G. Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 3683. (14) Aldehydes 2, 4, and 12-14 have been prepared following a procedure similar to onepreviously reported: Shimizu, T.; Hayashi, Y.; Kitora. Y.; Teramura, K. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 1982, 55, 2450.

reaction conditions entry compd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

3a 3b 3c 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f 6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6f

R

R1

T (°C)

time (h)

yield (%)a

2-furyl 2-thienyl phenyl 2-furyl 2-thienyl phenyl 3-pyridyl H H 2-furyl 2-thienyl phenyl 3-pyridyl H H

phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl CH3 phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl CH3

61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 140 140 140 140 140 140

72 24 48 9 20 72 20 24 6 72g/31h 144g/48h 96g/72h 16h 60h 36h

42b 48b 57c 73b 64b 70b 72b d, e d, f 40g/60h 45g/68h 60g/64h 69h 60h 56h

a Yields are for isolated compounds. b Isomer 1E,3Z. c Mixture of 1E,3Z/1Z,3Z (40/60) isomers. d Not isolated, was used in situ in a posterior IMADA reaction. e Isomer 1E,3E. f Mixture of 1E,3Z/1E,3E isomers (30/70). g Obtained from 2-azadiene 3. h Obtained from 2-azadiene 5.

indicated that only the 1E,3Z-isomers were obtained. However, when (E)-N-vinylic phosphazene 1c (R) R1 ) Ph) was used, a mixture of 1E,3Z-isomer/1Z,3Z-isomer (40/60) functionalized azadiene 3c (Table 1, entry 3) was obtained, in a way similar to that reported for phosphazene 1c and simple aldehydes.13b Nevertheless, the separation of both isomers is not necessary for subsequent reactions. The characteristic spectroscopic data (1H resonance) of compounds 3 are the representative signals for 2-azadiene systems. For instance, the vinylic proton of 3a showed absorption at δ 6.60 ppm as a singlet and the iminic proton at δ 8.97 ppm also as a singlet. Heating 2-azadienes 3a-c at xylene reflux temperature afforded polyheterocyclic compounds 6 (Scheme 3, Table 1, entries 10-12) through simultaneous double formation of two rings. Compounds 6 showed a characteristic signal for the methylene attached directly to the oxygen atom at approximately 5.3 ppm in 1H NMR spectra and at approximately 68 ppm in 13C NMR spectra. Their formation can be explained by intramolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of heterodienes 3, followed by subsequent aromatization of compound 7. Tricyclic pyridine 6a has been previously obtained from triazines.9e Next, we tried to extend the above reaction to the use of terminal alkyne in the side chain. In a way similar to that reported in the aza-Wittig reaction of aldehyde 2 (Scheme 2), an analogous set of products 5a-d was obtained in good yields (Table 1, entries 4-7) under

Synthesis of Aza Polycyclic Compounds Scheme 3

similar reaction conditions when N-vinylic phosphazenes 1a-d reacted with propargyloxybenzaldehyde14 4 (Scheme 2). Azadienes 5a-d, with aromatic and heteroaromatic substituents in the 3-position, were isolated and obtained as only the 1E,3Z-isomer, maintaining the starting phosphazene configuration in the vinylic double bond. The reaction can also be extended to conjugated phosphazenes bearing a proton in the 3-position 1e (R ) H, R1 ) Ph) and 1f (R ) H, R1 ) Me),3d but azadienes 5e and 5f could not be isolated by distillation or by column chromatography, although their presence was determined by 1H NMR in crude mixtures and so they were subsequently used in situ without further isolation or purification. In addition, the formation of azadiene 5e showed an unexpected result (Table 1, entry 8). The starting phosphazene being a mixture of isomers 3E/3Z (70/30),3d only evidence of (1E,3E)-azadiene 5e was detected (J ) 7 Hz). This observation could be explained by an isomerization of the vinylic double bond through an ionic intermediate.15 However, azadiene 5f containing a methyl group in the 4-position and obtained from a mixture of isomers 3E/3Z of phosphazene 1f3d delivered one isomer corresponding to each isomer of the starting material, affording a mixture of 1E,3Z/1E,3E azadienes 5f in proportion similar to those presented in the precursor phosphazene 1f (Table 1, entry 9). Polycyclic compounds 6a-f were obtained when azadienes 5a-f were heated at xylene reflux temperature (Table 1, entries 1015) and were compared with those corresponding to the polyheterocycles 6a-c obtained from 2-allyloxybenzaldehyde 2 (Table 1, entries 10-12). Formation of compounds 6 can be explained, as before, by intramolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of heterodienes 5, followed by subsequent aromatization of compounds 8 (Scheme 3). Taking the above into account, we were interested in determining whether aza-heteroaromatic systems 6 could be oxidized, and in the case of 6a, containing a furyl substituent (R ) 2-furyl), whether this compound could afford the corresponding aza-polycyclic system derivatized from R-amino acids 10, given that furan derivatives could be considered as synthetic equivalents of carboxylic groups.16 A ruthenium tetraoxide catalyzed oxidation17 appeared suitable to achieve this purpose. However, it (15) Palacios, F.; Legido, M.; Pe´rez de Heredia, I.; Rubiales, G. Heterocycles 2000, 52, 1057. (16) (a) Kusakabe, M.; Kitano, Y.; Kubayashi, Y.; Sato, F. J. Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 2085. (b) Schmid, G.; Fukuyama, T.; Akazalza, K.; Kishi, Y. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1979, 101, 259.

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Scheme 5

had to be previously considered if the methylene group attached to an oxygen atom of heterocycles 6 could be oxidized by these reaction conditions. The Sharpless procedure18 was used for compound 6c, and the corresponding lactone 9c (Scheme 4) was obtained with an 83% yield. Nevertheless, in the case of compound 6a, a simultaneous oxidation of the furan ring and of the methylene group was observed. Furthermore, in situ transformation of oxidation product 9a (R ) CO2H) into the corresponding methyl ester 10 was performed with diazomethane in Et2O (Scheme 4). Comparison of the 1H NMR spectra of compounds 6a and 10 revealed that the oxidation step had taken place, since both the disappearance of the -CH2- signal at 5.26 ppm and the disappearance of signals of the 2-furyl substituent of compound 6a could be observed. The structure could be also confirmed by mass spectroscopy which gave the molecular ion M+ of 331 for compound 10. Some 5-oxo-5H[1]benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives19 present antiallergic activity.20 But, as far as we know, 5-oxo5H[1]benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridine derived from R-amino acids has not been reported until now. IMADA of Functionalized Azadienes. Synthesis of Cyclic Fused Pyridines. The results observed with 2-allyloxy- 2 and 2-propargyloxybenzaldehyde 4 described successful applications of the tandem aza(17) (a) Borg, G.; Chino, M.; Ellman, J. A. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 1433. (b) Brown, A. D.; Colvin, F. W. Tetrahedron Lett. 1991, 32, 5187. Uemura, M.; Nishikawa, N.; Take, K.; Ohnishi, M.; Hirotsu, K.; Higuchi, T.; Hayashi, Y. J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 2349. (18) Carlsen, P. H. J.; Katsuki, T.; Martı´n, V. S.; Sharpless, K. B. J. Org. Chem. 1981, 46, 3936. (19) Ukawa, K.; Ishiguro, T.; Wada, Y.; Nohara, A. Heterocycles 1986, 24, 1931. (20) (a) Ishiguro, T.; Ukawa, K.; Sugihara, H.; Nohara, A. Heterocycles 1981, 16, 733. (b) Nohara, A.; Ishiguro, T.; Ukawa, K.; Sugihara, Y.; Maki, Y.; Sanno, Y. J. Med. Chem. 1985, 28, 559.

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Scheme 7

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Table 2. Compounds 15-25 Obtained entry

compd

R

R1

T (°C)

time (h)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

15 16a 16c 16e 16f 17a 17c 18a 18b 18e 18f 19a 19b 21e 21f 24 25

2-furyl 2-furyl phenyl H H 2-furyl phenyl 2-furyl 2-thienyl H H 2-furyl 2-thienyl H H 2-thienyl 2-thienyl

phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl CH3 phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl phenyl CH3 phenyl phenyl phenyl CH3 phenyl phenyl

111 111 111 61 61 140 140 111 111 61 61 140 140 140 140 111 140

152 98 120 72 7 120e/93f 96f 118 152 72 24 96 120 48 24 168 120

yield (%)a 48b 52b 66b 50c 58d 50e/70f 71f 40b 42b g g 60 68 60 66 51 71

a Yields are for isolated compounds. b Isomer 1E,3Z. c Isomer 1E,3E (30/70). d Mixture of 1E,3Z/1E,3E isomers (30/70). e Obtained from 2-azadiene 15. f Obtained from 2-azadiene 16. g Not isolated, was used in situ in a later D-A reaction.

Wittig/intramolecular aza-Diels-Alder reactions. Therefore, we tried to extend this strategy to the preparation of various cyclic fused pyridines from appropriately substituted azadienes. Functionalized aldehydes 12-14 were prepared starting from pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde 11, and attaching the dienophile side chain to the nitrogen atom of the pyrrole ring, using N-alkylation reaction with allyl, homoallyl, or propargyl halides, respectively14 (Scheme 5). A new set of functionalized azadienes were obtained by heating N-vinylic phosphazenes 1 and aldehydes 12, 13 in refluxing chloroform or toluene yielding heterodiene compounds 15, 16 (Scheme 6, Table 2, entries 1-5). Characteristic spectroscopic signals for the vinylic and iminic protons, as well as the corresponding signals of allyl or propargyl substituents of the dienophilic side chain, support the formation of only the 1E-isomers of azadienes 15 and 16. Heating in refluxing xylenes not only heterodiene 15 (R * H) containing a terminal alkene in the side chain but also the heterodienes 16a, c (R * H) containing a propargyl group in the side chain led to the three-ring heterocycles 17a, c (Table 2, entries 6, 7) through IMADA cyclization. However, when 2-azadienes 16e, f (R ) H) were heated under the same reaction

conditions, no intramolecular Diels-Alder adduct was obtained, and the starting azadienes were recovered. Similar results were obtained when the functionalized dienophile tether was lengthened by one methylene unit as illustrated in Scheme 6 for the preparation of compound 18 (Scheme 6, Table 2, entries 8-11) from azaWittig reaction of phosphazenes 1 with substituted pyrrolecarbaldehyde 14. Azadiene compounds 18 were fully characterized by spectroscopic analyses. In a way similar to that observed for N-propargylpyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde derivatives 16, subsequent heating of functionalized heterodienes 18a,b (R * H) afforded the threering heterocycles 19 (Scheme 6, Table 2, entries 12, 13) with the simultaneous formation of two six-membered rings. The two triplets (J ) 6.6 Hz) at 3.10 and 4.14 ppm in the 1H NMR spectrum of compound 19b, corresponding to the two methylene groups of the side chain from the precursor aldehyde 14, were of diagnostic value. However, pyridine products 21 were isolated when heterodienes 18e,f generated in situ from phosphazenes 1e,f and aldehyde 14 were used (Scheme 7, Table 2, entries 14, 15), as we had previously observed for neutral13a and electron-poor 2-azadienes.10a Formation of compounds 21 can be explained in terms of a [4 + 2] cycloaddition of azadienes 18e,f in which one molecule acts as the dienophile and the other as the heterodiene with subsequent aromatization of dimers 20 (Scheme 7). This strategy can be extended to functionalized indole derivatives to obtain tetracyclic diaza heterocycles. N-Propargyl-7-indolecarboxaldehyde 23 was prepared from indole-2-carboxylic acid according to the procedure shown in Scheme 8.

Synthesis of Aza Polycyclic Compounds Scheme 9

Treatment of conjugated phosphazene 1b (R ) 2-thienyl, R1 ) Ph) and the aldehyde derived from indole 23 in refluxing toluene yielded functionalized heterodiene 24 (Scheme 9, Table 2, entry 16). Intramolecular azaDiels-Alder cyclization of azadiene 24 led to the tetracyclic compound 25 (Table 2, entry 17). Conclusion In conclusion, we report in this paper applications of this strategy based on tandem reactions: an aza-Wittig reaction of N-vinylic phosphazenes with functionalized aldehydes and an IMADA reaction, both of which provide convenient routes to a variety of tricyclic and tetracyclic condensed pyridines. Interestingly, no methods for the synthesis of skeletons of compounds 17, 19, and 25 have been previously reported, the synthesis here reported being the first for these types of compounds. These results significantly expand the scope and potential for polyheterocyclic compound synthesis based on intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions. This suggests that the IMADA reaction of these functionalized azadienes may be considered as one of the strategies for the highly efficient multistep synthesis of structurally complex heterocycles possessing useful and interesting properties.

Experimental Section General Methods. All melting points are uncorrected. Analytical TLC was performed on 0.25 mm silica gel plates. Visualization was accomplished by UV light and iodine. Solvents for extraction and chromatography were technical grade and distilled from the indicated drying agents: CH2Cl2 (P2O5); n-hexane and diethyl ether (sodium benzophenone ketyl); ethyl acetate (K2CO3). All solvents used in reactions were freshly distilled from appropriate drying agents before use: CHCl3 (P2O5); toluene (CaH2); dioxane (Na, benzophenone). All other reagents were recrystallized or distilled as necessary. Column (flash) chromatography was carried out on silica gel (70-230 mesh). Mass spectra (EI) were obtained with an ionization voltage of 70 eV. Data are reported in the form m/z (intensity relative to base ) 100). Infrared spectra were taken as neat oils in NaCl or as solids in KBr. Peaks are reported in cm-1. 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra were recorded at 300 and 75 MHz, respectively, using tetramethylsilane (0.00 ppm) or chloroform (7.26 ppm) as an internal reference in CDCl3 or D2O solutions for 1H NMR, or chloroform (77.0 ppm) as an internal reference in CDCl3 or D2O solutions for 13C NMR. 31P NMR spectra were recorded at 120 MHz with 85% phosphoric acid as an external reference. Chemical shifts are given in ppm (δ); multiplicities are indicated by s (singlet), d (doublet), dd (double doublet), t (triplet), q (quadruplet), or m

J. Org. Chem., Vol. 67, No. 6, 2002 1945 (multiplet). Coupling constants, J, are reported in hertz. All reactions were performed in oven-dried (125 °C) or flame-dried glassware under an inert atmosphere of dry N2. Phosphazenes 1 were prepared as described in the literature.3d,13b General Procedure for the Preparation of 2-Azadienes 3, 5, 15, 16, 18, and 24. Aldehyde (5 mmol) was added to a 0-10 °C solution of phosphazene 1 (5 mmol) in CHCl3 or toluene (15 mL) under N2, and the mixture was refluxed to adequate temperature (see Tables 1 and 2 in main text), until TLC indicated the disappearance of phosphazene. Evaporation of solvent under reduced pressure afforded an oil, which was chromatographed on neutral aluminum oxide to give the 2-azadienes 3, 5, 15, 16, 18, and 24. (1E,3Z)-1-(2-Allyloxy-phenyl)-3-(2-furyl)-4-phenyl-2azabuta-1,3-diene (3a). The general procedure was followed using 1,1,1,4-tetraphenyl-3-(2-furyl)-2-aza-1λ5-phosphabuta1,3-diene (2.225 g) and allyloxybenzaldehyde 2 (0.810 g) in CHCl3. Chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 0.691 g (42%) of 3a as a yellow oil: Rf ) 0.36 (1/2, ethyl acetate/hexane); IR (KBr) ν 1623 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.56-4.59 (m, 2H), 5.21-5.37 (m, 2H), 5.92-6.05 (m, 1H), 6.30 (d, 1H, J ) 3.3 Hz), 6.42 (dd, 1H, J ) 3.3 Hz, J ) 1.8 Hz), 6.60 (s, 1H), 6.93-7.60 (m, 9H), 8.28-8.31 (m, 1H), 8.97 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 69.2, 108.1, 111.5, 112.5, 112.6, 117.6-158.8 (m), 160.1; MS (EI) m/z 329 (M+, 4). Anal. Calcd for C22H19NO2 (329): C, 80.22; H, 5.81; N, 4.25. Found: C, 80.08; H, 5.89; N, 4.16. (1E,3Z)-3-(2-Furyl)-4-phenyl-1-(2-propargyloxy-phenyl)-2-azabuta-1,3-diene (5a). The general procedure was followed using 1,1,1,4-tetraphenyl-3-(2-furyl)-2-aza-1λ5-phosphabuta-1,3-diene (2.225 g) and propargyloxybenzaldehyde 4 (0.800 g) in CHCl3. Chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ ethyl acetate) gave 1.186 g (73%) of 5a as a yellow oil: Rf ) 0.61 (1/1, ethyl acetate/hexane); IR (KBr) ν 3304, 1606 cm-1; 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 2.04 (s, 1H), 4.72 (d, 2H, J ) 2.4 Hz), 6.28 (d, 1H, J ) 3.3 Hz), 6.42 (dd, 1H, J ) 3.3 Hz, J ) 1.8 Hz), 6.59 (s, 1H), 7.01-8.33 (m, 10H), 8.92 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 56.4, 76.1, 78.0, 108.1-157.6 (m), 159.9; MS (EI) m/z 327 (M+, 4). Anal. Calcd for C22H17NO2 (327): C, 80.71; H, 5.20; N, 4.28. Found: C, 80.77; H, 5.16; N, 4.32. (1E,3Z)-3-(2-Furyl)-4-phenyl-1-(N-allyl-2-pyrrolyl)-2azabuta-1,3-diene (15). The general procedure was followed using 1,1,1,4-tetraphenyl-3-(2-furyl)-2-aza-1λ5-phosphabuta1,3-diene (2.225 g) and 1-(N-allyl)pyrrolecarboxaldehyde 12 (0.675 g) in toluene. Chromatographic separation (8/1, hexane/ ethyl acetate) gave 0.724 g (48%) of 15 as a yellow oil: Rf ) 0.73 (1/1, ethyl acetate/hexane); IR (KBr) ν 1620 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.87-5.22 (m, 4H), 6.02-6.23 (m, 1H), 6.24 (dd, 1H, J ) 3.3 Hz, J ) 2.7 Hz), 6.39 (dd, 1H, J ) 3.3 Hz, J ) 1.8 Hz), 6.51 (s, 1H), 6.64 (dd, 1H, J ) 3.9 Hz, J ) 1.8 Hz), 6.90 (t, 1H, J ) 1.8 Hz), 7.09-7.56 (m, 7H), 8.22 (s, 1H); 13 C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 50.8, 108.1, 109.3, 111.4, 111.8, 116.1, 119.8-152.5 (m), 154.9; MS (EI) m/z 302 (M+, 40). Anal. Calcd for C20H18N2O (302): C, 79.44; H, 6.00; N, 9.26. Found: C, 79.53; H, 5.92; N, 9.28. (1E,3Z)-3-(2-Furyl)-4-phenyl-1-(N-propargyl-2-pyrrolyl)2-azabuta-1,3-diene (16a) The general procedure was followed using 1,1,1,4-tetraphenyl-3-(2-furyl)-2-aza-1λ5-phosphabuta-1,3-diene (2.225 g) and 1-(N-propargyl)pyrrolecarboxaldehyde 13 (0.660 g) in toluene. Chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 0.780 g (52%) of 16a as a yellow oil: Rf ) 0.51 (1/5, ethyl acetate/hexane); IR (KBr) ν 3292, 1619 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.45 (d, 2H, J ) 2.6 Hz), 6.21 (dd, 1H, J ) 3.8 Hz, J ) 2.7 Hz), 5.25 (d, 1H, J ) 3.2 Hz), 6.35 (dd, 1H, J ) 3.3 Hz, J ) 1.8 Hz), 6.48 (s, 1H), 6.55 (dd, 1H, J ) 4.0 Hz, J ) 1.8 Hz), 7.07-7.54 (m, 8H), 8.20 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 38.2, 73.6, 78.8, 108.1-154.9 (m); MS (EI) m/z 300 (M+, 80). Anal. Calcd for C20H16N2O (300): C, 79.98; H, 5.37; N, 9.33. Found: C, 79.89; H, 5.36; N, 9.34. (1E,3Z)-1-(N-But-3-enyl-2-pyrrolyl)-4-phenyl-3-(2-thienyl)-2-azabuta-1,3-diene (18b). The general procedure was followed using 1,1,1,4-tetraphenyl-3-(2-thienyl)-2-aza-1λ5-phosphabuta-1,3-diene (2.305 g) and 1-(N-but-3-enyl)-pyrrolecarboxaldehyde 14 (0.740 g) in toluene. Chromatographic sepa-

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ration (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 0.690 g (42%) of 18b as a yellow oil: Rf ) 0.57 (1/2, ethyl acetate/hexane); IR (KBr) ν 1618 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 2.57-2.64 (m, 2H), 4.48-4.60 (m, 2H), 4.99-5.13 (m, 2H), 5.69-5.88 (m, 1H), 6.16-6.21 (m, 1H), 6.43 (s, 1H), 6.48-7.57 (m, 8H), 8.22 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 36.0, 48.4, 108.9, 113.7, 117.3, 119.4-148.5 (m), 154.6; MS (EI) m/z 332 (M+, 12). Anal. Calcd for C21H20N2S (332): C, 75.87; H, 6.06; N, 8.43; S, 9.64. Found: C, 76.09; H, 5.96; N, 8.34; S, 9.57. (1E,3Z)-4-Phenyl-1-(N-propargyl-2-indolyl)-3-(2-thienyl)2-azabuta-1,3-diene (24). The general procedure was followed using 1,1,1,4-tetraphenyl-3-(2-thienyl)-2-aza-1λ5-phosphabuta-1,3-diene (2.305 g) and 1-(N-propargyl)-2-indolecarboxaldehyde 23 (0.910 g) in toluene. Chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 0.960 g (51%) of 24 as a yellow oil: Rf ) 0.57 (1/2, ethyl acetate/hexane); IR (KBr) ν 3397, 1626 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 2.34 (s, 1H), 5.81-5.86 (m, 3H), 6.52 (s, 1H), 6.90-7.66 (m, 12H), 8.48 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 34.4, 72.2, 79.2, 110.3-143.9 (m), 155.9; MS (EI) m/z 366 (M+, 10). Anal. Calcd for C24H18N2S (366): C, 78.65; H, 4.95; N, 7.64; S, 8.75. Found: C, 78.89; H, 5.06; N, 7.73; S, 8.63. General Procedure for Intramolecular [4 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction of 2-Azadienes. A 2-azadiene (3, 5, 15, 16, 18, 24) (5 mmol) solution in xylenes (20 mL) was stirred at reflux (see Tables 1 and 2 in main text) until TLC indicated the total disappearance of 2-azadiene. The crude of the reaction was chromatographed on silica gel to give compounds 6, 17, 19, 21, and 25. 2-(2-Furyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridine (6a). The general procedure was followed using (1E,3Z)-1-(2allyloxy-phenyl)-3-(2-furyl)-4-phenyl-2-azabuta-1,3-diene (3a) (1.640 g), and isolation of the reaction compound by chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 0.650 g (40%) of 6a as a yellow solid, mp 92-93 °C. The same compound 6a was obtained using (1E,3Z)-3-(2-furyl)-1-(2propargyloxy-phenyl)-4-phenyl-2-azabuta-1,3-diene (5a) (1.62 g) in 60% yield (0.98 g): IR (KBr) ν 1490 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.26 (s, 2H), 6.28 (d, J ) 3.0 Hz, 1H), 6.33 (s, 1H), 6.97-7.42 (m, 10H), 8.88 (d, J ) 7.8 Hz, 1H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 67.6, 111.2-156.4 (m); MS (EI) m/z 325 (M+, 100). Anal. Calcd for C22H15NO2 (325): C, 81.21; H, 4.65; N, 4.30. Found: C, 81.19; H, 4.66; N, 4.34. 2-(2-Furyl)-3-phenyl-5H-pyrido[2,3-a]pyrrolizine (17a). The general procedure was followed using (1E,3Z)-1-(2-allylpyrrolyl)-3-(2-furyl)-4-phenyl-2-azabuta-1,3-diene (15) (1.510 g), and isolation of the reaction compound by chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 0.74 g (50%) of 17a as a white solid, mp 105-106 °C. The same compound 17a was obtained using (1E,3Z)-3-(2-furyl)-4-phenyl-1-(N-propargyl-2-pyrrolyl)-2-azabuta-1,3-diene (16a) (1.500 g) in 70% yield (1.04 g): IR (KBr) ν 1432 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.87 (s, 2H), 5.93-7.39 (m, 12H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 48.4, 101.6-152.5 (m); MS (EI) m/z 298 (M+, 100). Anal. Calcd for C20H14N2O (298): C, 80.52; H, 4.73; N, 9.38. Found: C, 80.39; H, 5.06; N, 9.44. 3-Phenyl-2-(2-thienyl)-5H,6H-pyrido[3,2-g]indolizine (19b). The general procedure was followed using (1E,3Z)-4phenyl-1-(N-but-3-enyl-2-pyrrolyl)-3-(2-thienyl)-2-azabuta-1,3diene (18b) (1.660 g), and isolation of the reaction compound by chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 1.110 g (68%) of 19b as a yellow solid: mp 123-124 °C; IR (KBr) ν 1575 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.10 (t, J ) 6.6 Hz, 2H), 4.14 (t, J ) 6.6 Hz, 2H), 6.29 (dd, J ) 3.9 Hz, J ) 2.7 Hz, 1H), 6.55 (d, J ) 3.9 Hz, 1H), 6.74-7.76 (m, 9H); 13 C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 28.1, 43.8, 107.5, 109.5, 117.6140.3 (m); MS (EI) m/z 328 (M+, 100). Anal. Calcd for C21H16N2S (328): C, 76.80; H, 4.91; N, 8.53. Found: C, 77.39; H, 4.86; N, 8.50. 2-(1-But-3-enyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenylpyridine (21e). The general procedure was followed using 4-phenyl-1(N-but-3-enyl-2-pyrrolyl)-2-azabuta-1,3-diene (18e) (1.250 g), and isolation of the reaction compound by chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 1.050 g (60%) of 21e as a yellow oil: Rf ) 0.39 (1/5, ethyl acetate/hexane); IR

Palacios et al. (KBr) ν 1434, 1248 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 2.252.32 (m, 2H), 4.03 (t, J ) 6.7 Hz, 2H), 4.91-4.98 (m, 2H), 5.545.69 (m, 1H), 5.80 (dd, J ) 3.7 Hz, J ) 1.1 Hz, 1H), 5.95 (dd, J ) 3.7 Hz, J ) 2.6 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (d, J ) 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.207.70 (m, 9H), 7.83 (d, J ) 2.3 Hz, 1H), 8.81 (d, J ) 2.0 Hz, 1H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 35.6, 47.3, 107.5, 113.2, 116.7, 122.8, 126.9-137.4 (m), 140.1, 146.1, 149.1; MS (EI) m/z 350 (M+, 50). Anal. Calcd for C25H22N2 (350): C, 85.68; H, 6.33; N, 7.99. Found: C, 85.39; H, 6.30; N, 7.87. 8-Phenyl-9-(2-thienyl)-10-aza-5H,6H-indeno[2,1-a]indole (25). The general procedure was followed using (1E,3Z)4-phenyl-1-(N-propargyl-2-indolyl)-3-(2-thienyl)-2-azabuta-1,3diene (24) (1.830 g), and isolation of the reaction compound by chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 1.240 g (68%) of 25 as a yellow solid: mp 151-152 °C; IR (KBr) ν 1422 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.02 (s, 2H), 6.657.75 (m, 14H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 46.7, 109.2-151.6 (m); MS (EI) m/z 364 (M+, 100). Anal. Calcd for C24H16N2S (364): C, 79.09; H, 4.42; N, 7.69; S, 8.80. Found: C, 79.19; H, 4.36; N, 7.64; S, 8.81. General Procedure for RuO4 Oxidations. To a solution of 5H-benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridine (6) (1 mmol) in CH3CN (2 mL) were added 2 mL of CCl4, 3 mL of H2O, and 877 mg (4.1 mmol) of NaIO4. The biphasic mixture was vigorously stirred, and 5 mg of RuCl3‚H2O (2.2%) was added in one portion. After 60 min the mixture was diluted with 25 mL of CH2Cl2, and the supernatant organic layer was decanted carefully; this operation was repeated three times. The combined organic layers were treated with Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was disolved in 15 mL of ether and treated with a solution of freshly prepared diazomethane in ether. The reaction mixture was stirred until the yellow color of diazomethane disappeared. The mixture was washed with brine, the aqueous layer was extracted with ether (2 × 20 mL), and the combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. The solid was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, hexane/EtOAc). 3,4-Diphenyl-5-oxo-benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridine (9). The general procedure was followed using 2,3-diphenyl-5H-benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridine (6b) (0.340 g), and isolation of the reaction compound by chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 0.290 g (83%) of 9 as a white solid: mp 160-162 °C; IR (KBr) ν 1725, 1420 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.15-8.71 (m, 15H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 115.6, 117.1, 119.3, 124.7-163.0 (m); MS (EI) m/z 349 (M+, 60). Anal. Calcd for C24H15NO2 (349): C, 82.50; H, 4.33; N, 4.01. Found: C, 82.19; H, 4.36; N, 4.04. Methyl-3-phenyl-5-oxo-benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridine-2carboxylate (10). The general procedure was followed using 2-(2-furyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridine (6a) (0.320 g), and isolation of the reaction compound by chromatographic separation (5/1, hexane/ethyl acetate) gave 0.260 g (80%) of 10 as a yellow solid: mp 160-161 °C; IR (KBr) ν 1739, 1421 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.7 (s, 3H), 7.19-8.65 (m, 10H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 52.8, 117.2-166.9 (m); MS (EI) m/z 331 (M+, 80). Anal. Calcd for C20H13NO4 (331): C, 72.50; H, 3.95; N, 4.23. Found: C, 72.19; H, 4.06; N, 4.34.

Acknowledgment. The present work has been supported by the Universidad del Paı´s Vasco (UPV170.123-G11/99) and by the Direccio´n General de Investigacio´n Cientı´fica of the Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologı´a (Madrid DGI-MCYT, BQU2000-0217), and C.A. thanks the Departamento de Educacio´n, Universidades e Investigacio´n of Gobierno Vasco for a postdoctoral fellowship. Supporting Information Available: Preparation, elemental analysis, and spectral data (1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR, and MS) for 2-azadienes 3c,d, 5b-f, 16c,e,f, and 18a,e,f and compounds 6b-f, 17c, 19a, and 21f. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org. JO016325V